“Some men aren’t looking for anything logical like money. They can’t be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” -Alfred – The Dark Knight

“Not Everything. Not Yet” – Batman- The Dark Knight Rises

“It’s not who we are underneath, but what we do that defines us.” -Rachel Dawes -Batman Begins

People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy, and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I’m flesh and blood; I can be ignored, I can be destroyed. But as a symbol… as a symbol I can be incorruptible. I can be everlasting. – Bruce Wayne – Batman Begins

“Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up.” – Thomas Wayne – Batman Begins

“He’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we’ll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.” -Jim Gordon – The Dark Knight